Teaching Strategies: Misconceptions

Learning Science provides us with an understanding of how learning happens. By studying learning science, we can design learning materials and experiences that maximize every moment spent in the classroom. Why do we believe what we believe, and understand what we understand? And at what point does an understanding become a misconception?

In the next installment of our Learning Science 101 series, learn about misconceptions in the classroom -- where they come from, why they form, and how they can be a barrier to learning. In a series of simple steps, see how you can help your students not only overcome their misconceptions, but also use them as an opportunity for fact-supported learning.